This Love
Maroon 5 · 2002
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Sing with the chorus
- She said goodbye too many times before
- And her heart is breakin' in front of me
- And I have no choice
- 'Cause I won't say goodbye anymore
Sing it again — final chorus
- She said goodbye too many times before
- And my heart is breakin' in front of me
- And she said goodbye too many times before
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I was so high, I did not recognize
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
She said goodbye too many times before
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
'Cause I won't say goodbye anymore
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Every inch of you
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
The fire burning in her eyes
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
I was so ? I did not recognize
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
This love has ? its toll on me
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
I ? my best to feed her appetite
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
Pretending to ? the same
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
And her heart is ? in front of me
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
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Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "goodbye" in the whole song?
"goodbye"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "heart" in the whole song?
"heart"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- Her heart is breakin' in front of me
- I was so high, I did not recognize
- So hard to keep her satisfied, oh
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- And I have no choice
- She said goodbye too many times before
- The fire burning in her eyes
Exercise 26
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?
Exercise 27
"This Love" was released in 2002. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 28
Imagine you are making a short film with "This Love" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?
Exercise 29
Write the full form of each contraction:
won't→i'll→it's→i'm→that's→
Exercise 30
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "This Love" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.